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You have a good memory Doyler. Was up in Tullamore and some of them were complaining it wasn't in Birr. Was pretty low scoring. I didn't go. My eldest son arrived a fortnight after that game. We gave Offaly a bit of a beating in 09 in the Park, big Stephen Banville scored 2-2, before we lost to Dublin in the SF in Nowlan Park ending our run of Leinster finals, and our dominance over the Dubs. We have only beaten them once in championship since. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15232 - 16/03/2025 21:24:31 2596807 Link 0 |
Ah I do remember that Dublin game. Dublin were knocking in 07 only for Barry Lambert nailing a 100 metre free before it was cool :)
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3461 - 17/03/2025 07:58:40 2596846 Link 0 |
Remember that one too. Then they got even closer in 08, we needed a replay to beat them.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15232 - 17/03/2025 09:30:32 2596859 Link 0 |
They are the one county in Leinster I don't like playing at all, and that is probably the one game I'm dreading the most in the round robin going up there, every time we play them it feels like we get dragged into a dog fight. Since 08 we have one win against them in championship and they nearly bet us that day we did beat them in 2018, should've beaten them in 19, shot ourselves in the foot in 22 and 23 and the less said about last year the better.
OpenStandWall (Wexford) - Posts: 218 - 18/03/2025 14:02:45 2597071 Link 0 |
That's what's so frustrating. They have become another Cork or Kilkenny for us. For us to beat them by a point on the scoreboard we probably have to be 10 points better than them in play, if you get what I mean.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15232 - 18/03/2025 16:23:09 2597102 Link 0 |
40/1 for the all ireland Kilkenny 7/1 Galway 9/1 does no one take us serious anymore .
Tiger1 (Wexford) - Posts: 310 - 18/03/2025 18:39:45 2597130 Link 0 |
Don't think you can really be surprised by that? Every county above us has been in at least 2 finals since 96. I thought ourselves and Waterford (20/1) would have fairly similar odds. Think we're 5/1 to win Leinster.
OpenStandWall (Wexford) - Posts: 218 - 18/03/2025 20:40:33 2597148 Link 0 |
Wexford are 100/1 with Boylesports.
Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2700 - 18/03/2025 21:15:31 2597153 Link 0 |
I d say its about right . We would nt be overly confident of beating any team in our group. Say we probably 2 or 3/1 to even get out of the group . Leinster prob bout 7/1 to win . So 40/1 is prob about right. Would nt be putting too much on us to.win all Ireland that's for sure Formertownie (Wexford) - Posts: 348 - 18/03/2025 21:17:39 2597154 Link 0 |
We have to earn that right on the field of play. Which we aren't consistently doing.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15232 - 18/03/2025 22:21:09 2597162 Link 0 |
Yet Tipp, Waterford, Clare all have much shorter odds and two of them will be gone in April.
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3461 - 19/03/2025 08:19:41 2597187 Link 0 |
Thats true but its more much more likely Tipp or Clare win the all ireland if they get out of Munster. Ourselves and Waterford are probably close enough
Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 479 - 19/03/2025 09:50:55 2597199 Link 0 |
Any team news ahead of Saturday have we had any challenge games since the Galway game? I see Jippo will be back for the Antrim game all going well and Conor Mac could be back for either the Galway or Offaly game Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 479 - 19/03/2025 09:52:17 2597201 Link 0 |
Cork or Limerick could be gone either.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15232 - 19/03/2025 10:28:00 2597210 Link 0 |
Think people are too focused on odds, all successful individuals/teams need to back themselves, sometimes it doesn't hurt to be little delusional and believe in yourself when everyone around you doubts you ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 407 - 19/03/2025 13:10:38 2597259 Link 0 |
If I had to make a prediction now for our season, I think we'll end up playing one of those two from the Munster final in Thurles after us finishing 3rd. I hope I'm proved wrong and we make a Leinster final, but I can't see how we don't manage to shoot ourselves in the foot at least once in Leinster. OpenStandWall (Wexford) - Posts: 218 - 19/03/2025 18:48:15 2597343 Link 0 |
Absolutely they could but probability would suggest they'll be in the Munster final.
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3461 - 19/03/2025 21:41:55 2597373 Link 0 |
That's the likeliest scenario, but after spending last week backing horses, I know the likeliest scenario doesn't always come to pass.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15232 - 19/03/2025 22:07:44 2597380 Link 0 |
I think there could be a shock in Munster this year. Clare missing Shane O'Donnell and still very reliant on the old guard like Conlan. Limerick missing Quaid who is critical for them. Timbertony (Wexford) - Posts: 371 - 19/03/2025 22:25:13 2597388 Link 0 |
I would take wins over dublin, offaly and antrim to be honest. I be happy with that because all three of these games will be very tough for us hunting (Wexford) - Posts: 1079 - 20/03/2025 07:31:14 2597406 Link 0 |